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28. Revenge of the Reach!

Guest Stars – Teaser: The Challengers of the Unknown, Episode: Blue Beetle, Green Lantern (Guy Gardner), Kilowog

Last episode, we returned to our old friend Plastic Man; this week, we get a Blue Beetle-centric episode with some Guy Gardner action. Yay! Back to basics!

Here, Beetle is trying to operate as a hero on his own. He starts by trying to single-handedly take out Evil Star. I love Evil Star. Beetle succeeds, and tags along with Batman to take Evil Star back to Oa, home planet of the Green Lantern, where he’ll go to prison.

Once there, the GLs flip out upon seeing Beetle, explaining that Beetle's suit is actually an alien life form of The Reach, a vicious race of conquerors and parasites who inhabit hosts, take control, and wipe out each planet’s indigenous race. And wouldn't you know it – that's when the scarab takes over Beetle's mind and summons The Reach to come destroy Oa. So while Guy and Batman fight off the descending alien invasion, Beetle must fight for control of his body and his destiny as a hero. Also, in the teaser, we get some evil alien starfish. Hmmmmm, I wonder if that’s gonna be important later.

Verdict: Good!